Headlines

2023: INEC releases final list of candidates

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party, Peter Obi and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and their running mates have been certified eligible to contest

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1.9m register for 2020 UTME as exercise ends Feb. 17

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has so far registered over 1.9 million prospective candidates for its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with a few hours to the end of the exercise. The board’s Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this on Sunday, in Lagos, while commenting on […]

Education

NIMC advises UTME candidates on NIN enrollment

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised all 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates not yet enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN) to  visit any NIMC office nationwide and enrol. Mr Chuks Onyepunuka, the Information Technology/Identity Database Officer, NIMC gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency

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Non-Academic Staff Strike: UNILAG postpones 2017/2018 Merit registration exercise

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2017 0

The Management of the University of Lagos wishes has postponed t the screening exercise of UTME candidates admitted on merit which commenced on Monday, 4th December, 2017 following the disruption of normal academic and administrative activities by the on-going industrial action. The screening exercise earlier scheduled for Monday, 4th to Friday, 15th December, 2017, has

Interviews

Nigeria not practicing democracy, only paying lip service to it -Ojo

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Kunle Ojo, a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist is also a political commentator. In this interview with INIOBONG IWOK, Ojo assesses the democratic journey in the country, the Buhari anti graft war and the state of the judiciary among others. How would you assess democracy in Nigeria, amidst concerns that progress has been slow? […]

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PDP Convention: Dickson cautions against imposition of candidates

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2017 0

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has warned against the imposition of candidates by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the party’s forthcoming national convention, saying that such an act will tear the party apart and lead to another round of crises within the party. Governor Dickson disclosed this in a statement on […]

Interviews

Nigerian electoral process not voter friendly – Ogunade

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

Wale Ogunade, a lawyer and human rights activist is the president, Voters Awareness Initiative, Lagos. In this Interview with INIOBONG IWOK assesses the electoral process in the country and the increasing voter apathy in the country. Your group, Voters Awareness Initiative, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), how does it operate? The NGO is a membership […]